Our History

OVER 21 was founded in 1982 under a Program Development Fund grant from the Department of Developmental Services.

Initial development was a joint venture with San Francisco State University.

On-going funding is provided by the state through the Regional Center of the East Bay. Funding is supplemented by fund raising, grant writing and donations.

We consider ourselves to be an extension of the special education system and are dedicated to providing continuing instruction in daily living skills and personal growth to all of our students.

Community access and involvement is an integral part of our program philosophy. Although programming is provided at our facility locations, each student is afforded the opportunity to access the community for six hours per week. We have access to a number of community resources, public transportation and vocational training sites.